Rensselaer Union, Volume 9, Number 40, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 June 1877 — NEIGHBORHOOD GOSSIP. [ARTICLE]

NEIGHBORHOOD GOSSIP.

Kentland. —The citizens are preparing for a rousing celebration. — A local dealer sold 160 boxes of strawberries in less than three hours time, one day not long since. —A greilt many families in Newton county draw their subsistence from the public lit.—The “Nonpareil” base ball club are getting too large for tbeir clothes and are about to challenge all the juvenile clubs in Northern Indiana. Gentlemen, don’t tackle Rensselaer boys.—

Corn is quoted at 38 cents a bushel. —Two license* to retail liquor were granted by the county commissioners at their recent sitting, one at Goodland and one at Morocco.— Last year it cost the town of Rentland slls to get the tax duplicate ready to place in the hands of the oolleetor, while this year it will only cost $35. Quite a saving.— The county treasurer has not enough money on hand to redeem outstanding ordefs. ( ,

Fowlme. —Gypsies are shaping the fnture destiny of Fowlerites. —Twenty-cent silver pieces are numerous.—There are only three saloons and a “deadfall” now where destruction and damnation is retailed out to the ungodly. Two were disposed ol recently.—Jimmy Patton, a former Rensselaer boy, is abstracting in the law office of Merrick & Travis.—Corn is selling at 30 cents a bushel.

Monticello. —Corn is quoted'at 45 cents a bushel.—White county receives $1,009.35 more of the school fund this year than she contributes, so says the, Herald. —A dumb man was preying upon the sympathy and pockets of the people last week, by exhibiting a stuffed rattlesnake which he claimed had bitten him and caused him to loose his speech.—The White County Sunday School Union was reorganized last week, and Tuesday, August 14, fixed as the time for holding a county convention. Delphi. —Gypsies have been making their annual calls.—The New* is just six weeks old and is as sprightly as ever. The proprietors talk of enlarging the paper and making other improvements. —The citizens are talking of erecting a monument to the memory of the fallen heroes of Carroll county.—Fishing bees are the latest. —The red ribbon movement is rapidly gaining ground. The order will celebrate the 4tl» of July. —A cat-fish weighing 17 pounds was caught in the Wabash, one day last week, with a hook aud line.

\V inamac. —Thirteen dogs and three cats were poisoned to death in one week, and it wasn’t a good week lor them either.—The United ftites circus will exhibit at Winainac on the 22d. A balloon ascension will be one feature of the attraction.—The Democrat complains that the expense to Pulaski county of keeping paupers is too large, and says that the township trustees should be careful how they give orders, for the commissioners are determined to curtail this expense.—An old fashioned Fourth of July celebration is talked of. — Nine retail liquor licenses were granted by the board ot county commissioners at their last session. —The population of VY’inamac ia steadily increasing.

Crown I’oixt. —Picnics are numerous.—One firm recently shipped SI,OOO worth of blitter to Chicago. —Profanity is practiced, among women to an alarming extent.— Strawberries only’ 10 cents a quart. —A four-year-old steer recently brought sllO. —The new post-office is completed.—The Germans are going to celebrate the Fourth ot July all by themselves, under the management ot the Singvereip society.—A new horse disease has made its appearance ami seems to affect the throat. It is Said to be very seve-c, but as yet none have died.

Valparaiso.— Mr. Zimmerman, of the Messenger, and four of hi* children, have been wrestling with scarlet fever. One of his little fellows died last week.—The recent hail storm did some damage in parts ot Porter county. —Ex-slierift* Jones has been tendered the position of deputy warden of tlie northern prison.—The Vidette claims that there are the most stupid and blundering set of bnrglvrs at Valpe. that can be found in Riiy other town in the stale. They have made several attempts at burglarizing stores and private bouses, but in every instance their plans have been tnistrated.—A sixteen-year-old lad was considerably demoralized, one day last week* by being caught in » shaft at the woolen mill and making several revolutions around it in rapid succession. He emne out with a broken arm and badly used up feet, aud has learned that it is highly important to pay attention to business in such a place as that.—Mr. F- P. Cole, an old,

settler of Porter county and a farmer living only u few miles north of the “Vale,” committed suicide by hanging on the 9th instant. Tired of life, is the cause assigned. Laporte. —Tramps are still quite annoying.—Capt. L. A. Cole Is doing good work for the temperance cause.—A sail bout tipped over in Clear Lake, a few days ago, spilling the occupants and treating them to an unceremonious bath.— Mr„L. A. Lange, late city editor of the Chronicle , has accepted a position on the Fon du Lac (Wis.) Commonwealth. He Ivft for his new field of labor last week. —The firemen’s tournament on the 4th of July is expected to be a grand affair. —A Laporte county farmer recently clipped from seven head of sheep an aggregate of 115 pounds of of wool, an average of 16$ pounds to the sheep. The season’s “clip” will probably be in the neighborhood of 200,000 ponnds.— The Teegarden House changed hands last week by Mr. V. W. Axtell (who has been the popular “Mine Host” for twenty-six years) stepping down and out and Mr. £. R.-Marshall, of Graud Rapids, Mich., taking possession.—Thirtysix liquor licenses were granted at the June Term of commissioners’ court. —The fust train draws large crowds to the depot to see it pass. —The taxable personal property of the city amounts to $774,000. —The marriage of a young colored gentleman to a white girl was consummated last week, and attracted considerable attention. South Bend.— Boys still persist in shocking the iflodesiy of citizens of the “Bend” by bathing inside the city limits in the day-time. —Tramps are having a hard time of it. When they apply to the city authorities for aid they are set to work on the chain gang.— I The bail storm which passed over the city on Monday, of last week, did considerable damage to the growing corn, Mid seriously injured the fruit prospects. —A lady in the Fourth ward froze three pints of ice cream with hail stones she gathered after the hail storm on Mouday, of last week. Some of the hail atones were of enormous size, one measuring five and a half inches in circumference, says the Tribune. —A mild type of scarlet fever has prostrated a number of children.

Plymouth. —Tlie High School is in a flourishing condition. —Marshall county is in a healthy condition financially.—Tho common council have passed an ordinance suppressing street- auctioneering. Knox. —No eggs in market. — Doctors complain of it being uncoml'ortab y healthy.-The valuation of personal property for Center township, Starke county, reaches the snug little sum of $23,940. — Mr. Win. Hoaglaml has received judgment against the P., Ft, W. ft C. K. H Co. tor S3OO damages for permitting Mrs. lloagland to get off the train at the wrong place one cold night last winter.—Judge Gillolt has ordered a grand jury room petitioned off in the court house.—Knox people are going to •eelebrale —Two liquor licenses

were granted by the commissioners at their last term ot court. Warsaw.— The recent reunion i* said to have been one ot thegrandest affairs ever witnessed in the place.—The new Catholic church was dedicated last Sunday a week ago by appropriate and imposing ceremonies, Rl. Rev. Joseph DWenger, D. 1)., of Ft- Wayne, officiating. _Tl.e Fort Wayne railroad company’s fast train rushes through -town at a fearful rato of speed, in defiance of all iaw and order, and tlie Republican predicts lerioua accidents will follow this criminal recklessness!—The Jhdiatuan and Republican each claim to have the largest circulation of Yapy other paper published in the county. — The Warsaw district convention will he held in the M. E. church June 26, 27 and 28. , 4